Tap Dancing to Work: Warren Buffett on Practically Everything.

Tap Dancing to Work: Warren Buffett on Practically Everything.

Buffett, Warren E. & Carol Loomis.

$975.00

Item Number: 64790

New York: Portfolio/ Penguin, 2013.

Early printing of this collection of writings by and about Warren Buffett. Octavo, original half cloth. Signed by Warren Buffett on the front free endpaper. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Joseph Perez. This copy was signed at the annual meeting of Berkshire Hathaway in Omaha, Nebraska.

When Carol Loomis first mentioned a little-known Omaha hedge fund manager in a 1966 Fortune article, she didn’t dream that Warren Buffett would one day be considered the world’s greatest investor—nor that she and Buffett would quickly become close personal friends. As Buf­fett’s fortune and reputation grew over time, Loomis used her unique insight into Buffett’s thinking to chronicle his work for Fortune, writ­ing and proposing scores of stories that tracked his many accomplishments. In this volume Loomis collected and updated the best Buffett articles Fortune published between 1966 and 2012, including thirteen cover stories and a dozen pieces authored by Buffett himself. Loomis has provided commentary about each major arti­cle that supplies context and her own informed point of view. Readers will gain fresh insights into Buffett’s investment strategies and his thinking on management, philanthropy, public policy, and even parenting.

First edition of this collection of writings by and about Warren Buffett. Octavo, original half cloth. Signed by both Warren Buffett and Carol Loomis on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Joseph Perez.

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